University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has reported that an electronic prescription tool developed by staff has reduced the number of errors when prescribing a drug for paracetamol overdoses to zero.

The Swahili version will cater to the specific medical needs of those living in East Africa. This means providing specific information about maternal and child issues and infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV and diphtheria.

To better detect diabetic foot ulcers and prevent the deterioration of patients with diabetes, the agency is making wireless in-home monitoring technology available through its Prevention of Amputations for Veterans Everywhere clinic providers.

A series of recent advisories from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT, deals with products from Philips and Medtronic that have vulnerabilities - including weak encryption, improper authentication, and hard-coded credentials.